I know this may sound awful, but i need some opinions and some advice please????

Question

My daughter is 13 months old, and is the cutest baby you will ever meet, but she is starting to develop an "outie" (belly button pops out). Its only half way out now, but i can tell it will eventually pop out all the way. I would really rather have her to have an "innie", i know i have an "innie" and would never want an "outie". and i know my daughter would appreciate it too later in life,

Now i may sounds crazy, but is there anyway to make my daughters belly button stick in, my mother was telling me to tape a button inside it everyday, but im not so sure about it, I love my daughter either way but i am trying to look out for in the near future, i know there is nothing wrong with an "outie" belly button, but i want her have the best

so my questions are_

is there anyway i can do this?

what are your thoughts?

No rude comments, i love my daughter and would give my life for her, and i know i would want my parents to do the same

thanks : )

Answer 1

haha it's not awful! it's funny!

I totally understand, I would want my child to have an innie. With an outie you are a "minority" (or will wish for an innie) and you can never get your belly button pierced because it would look super strange.

The difference between an innie and an outie is the way the umbilical cord healed.

I don't think there is anything you can do to change it. Embrace it, how many people with outies do you know?

Answer 2

I am a little worried that my daughter is going to have an outie too. My friend's mother taped a marble in her and her sister's belly buttons to keep them in but I don't know if it would work or not. He father has an innie/outie it goes in but has a little outie in it.. if that makes sense... I think it's cute.

Answer 3

Would you rather she be missing a leg, cleft palette, bald due to  treatments for leukemia, asthma, six toes?

If a baby with an outsie is all youve got to worry about, youre pretty lucky.

Sorry, but you really make me sick.

Answer 4

Right now I wouldn't worry about it, but if she's around 5 and it's still like that you can get some of it removed and it'll make it an innie, my parents did that with my brother when he turned 5, and it looks normal now. Good luck, and right now it could go back in. :)

Answer 5

I would just leave her bellybutton the way it is for now, you never know what may change.  As you said"I love my daughter either way" and thats what it should be.

Answer 6

as a mom i know where you are coming from.....if it were me i would talk to her pediatrician and see what they advise.....they will know what young girls and teens go through w/the looks of their bodies and how tormenting it can be....i think they will give you good advice.......i think the only thing that can be done is possible plastic surgery and i doubt if putting a button in every day and taping it would do anything.....in fact i know it wouldn't and it would just pose a choking hazard to your little girl at her age......

Answer 7

http://www.sitagita.com/view.asp?id=3643  See below for what I found there.

Fixing an "Outie" Belly Button

It is common for newborns to have a small hernia near the belly button, called an umbilical hernia. However, during the first year of life, this internal opening usually closes on its own. If it does not, the child may end up with an "outie" belly button.

Fixing this is usually very straightforward, but it needs to be done in an operating room. A small incision is made just under the belly button, and a few sutures are placed to anchor the belly button to the fascia to keep it down. An "outie" belly button that is not caused by a hernia should be relatively easy to fix as well.

Answer 8

Doesn't sound awful, but does sound weird. You obviously think it is an odd question yourself, if you described it as "awful". Your daughters body is going the way it is supposed to ... if that means an outie then that means an outie. I personally always thought that outies were so cute, I definitely have an innie. Makes her special, kind of like being lefthanded. Speaking of that, if she were learning to write, and she picked up the pencil with her left hand, and you wanted her to be right handed, would you FORCE her to be right handed, because you are?  That doesn't make sense at all, does it. Or if her ears were flatter against her head and yours stuck out a bit, would you pull her ears out so they were like yours?  I am thinking the answer is no. Your daughter has independent traits, and they make who she is. Uniqueness is great!

Answer 9

personally i wouldnt do anything to try and fix it, because you might accidentally hurt her or make it worse. there is nothing wrong w/ an outie belly button. i mean nobody is going to care about that or pick on her for it when she gets older. but if you are really concerned, then ask her pediatrician. :) good luck!

Answer 10

Really? I have an innie, too, but one of my daughters has an outie and i think it's the cutest thing, ever! It looks like a button!

I wish I had an outtie.

anyway, I'm afraid you'll have to learn to love it. There is no way to get it *in* and please PLEASE don't mess with it. you could harm her badly by trying to push it in.

Answer 11

you may actually want to check with her doctor....sometimes it is a sign of an umbilical hernia.....lots of times they become innies eventually

Answer 12

No there is nothing you can do.  Just love her and give her good self esteem to make her happy with her body. If you fuss about her belly button then she will think something is wrong with her. Love her for her. My daughter has an outie and I think its cute.

Answer 13

Other than stating the obvious "accept your daughter" speech, (because you have stated already how much you adore your daughter) I'd say check with her pediatrician what your (or her) options are. That's all I can suggest.

Best of luck.